Overview
- A division bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad refused interim relief on the September 2 resolution that uses Hyderabad Gazette records for eligibility.
- The court issued notices to the state and posted the matters for further hearing after the government files its affidavit.
- Petitioners from OBC organisations argue the policy would let Marathas enter the OBC pool and dilute quotas, and they say the GR bypasses the 2000 caste-certificate law and required National Commission for Backward Classes consultation.
- Advocate General Birendra Saraf contended the petitioners lack locus standi because they are not directly aggrieved by the GR.
- Counsel warned of an “irreversible situation” in upcoming civic polls if ineligible candidates obtain OBC certificates, as OBC leaders separately sought withdrawal of the GR and the state cautioned against forged documents.